When Inspector Cetin Ikmen is invited to a murder mystery evening at Istanbul's famous Pera Palas Hotel he finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of life imitating art. Halfway through the evening, one of the actors is found actually dead in the room where Agatha Christie used to stay when she was in Istanbul. Walking in the steps of the great, Ikmen experiences fear & hatred which have echoes deep in his own & his country's past. ...

When Cetin Ikmen is invited to a murder mystery evening at Istanbul`s famous Pera Palas Hotel he finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of life imitating art. Walking in the steps of the great Agatha Christie, Ikmen experiences fear & hatred which have echoes deep in his own past. ...

When Inspector Cetin Ikmen is invited to a murder mystery evening at Istanbul's famous Pera Palas Hotel he finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of life imitating art. Halfway through the evening, one of the actors is found actually dead in the room where Agatha Christie used to stay when she was in Istanbul. Walking in the steps of the great writer, Ikmen experiences fear & hatred which have echoes deep in his own & his country's past. ...

Did you know that there is such a thing as a bone-eating snot-flower worm? Or that the secretary bird`s kills its prey by stamping on it? Discover the world`s most extraordinary creatures in the fifth factbook from BAFTA AWARD-winning, TV Deadly presenter Steve Backshall. Illustrated throughout with full colour photographs & art. ...

A young girl goes missing after getting into a car with a mysterious man. Soon after, a second girl disappears, & her devastated father, Witness, sets out to seek revenge. As the trail goes cold, Samantha Khama
- new recruit to the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department
- suspects the girl was killed for muti, the traditional African medicine usually derived from plants, sometimes animals, &, recently & most chillingly, human parts. When the investigation gets personal, Samantha enlists opera-loving wine connoisseur Assistant Superintendent David ` Kubu` Bengu to help her dig into the past. As they begin to discover a pattern to the disappearances, there is another victim, & Kubu & Samantha are thrust into a harrowing race to stop a serial killer who has only one thing in mind.. .

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Deadly Waters takes us to the heart of Somalia, where Jay Bahadur, the intrepid twenty-five-year-old author has ventured, where most journalists fear to tread. As the `go to` journalist for all media, & with unparalleled access to all the major players, from government officials to local residents
- & of course the pirates themselves
- Bahadur sets out to discover who is behind the masked menaces who appear on the news. Exploring the politics & history of the self-governing region of Puntl&, Bahadur looks at the challenges facing this troubled mini-state as piracy rises
- & examines how the UN & other bodies are attempting to deal with the scourge of every sea-faring nation. Evocative & incisive, Deadly Waters is a highly original analysis of the international pirate crisis. A true story that is so extraordinary that it has recently been made into a major feature film starring Al Pacino & Melanie Griffith.


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Deal in 1871 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided to provide maximum coverage of the town. The principal map (Sheet 58.04) covers the southern half of the town, from Lower Street southward to The Strand & Lord Warden Inn, & from the North & South Promenades westward to Upper Deal, with St Leonard`s church, & Sholden with St Nicholas church. These are both shown as tiny villages but the many features of Deal itself include Deal Castle, Royal Marine Hospital Barracks, Victoria Town, St Andrew`s church, railway station (then a terminus), Royal Signal Tower, St George`s church, Middle Deal House. On the reverse is a large section of the map to the north, Sheet 48.16, covering the northern half of the town. This

Includes:: Beach Street, Middle Street, Alfred Square, Gas Works, Kennel Farm, & coverage extends north to the Good Intent pub & ruins of Sandown Castle. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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DEALING WITH CHINA takes the reader behind closed doors to witness the creation & evolution & future of China`s state-controlled capitalism. Hank Paulson has dealt with China unlike any other foreigner. As head of Goldman Sachs, Paulson had a pivotal role in opening up China to private enterprise. Then, as Treasury secretary, he created the Strategic Economic Dialogue with what is now the world`s second-largest economy. While negotiating with China on needed economic reforms, he safeguarded the teetering U.S. financial system. Over his career, Paulson has worked with scores of top Chinese leaders, including Xi Jinping, China`s most powerful man in decades. In DEALING WITH CHINA, Paulson draws on his unprecedented access to modern China`s political & business elite, including its three most recent heads of state, to answer several key questions: How did China become an economic superpower so quickly? How does business really get done there? What are the best ways for Western business & political leaders to work with, compete with, & benefit from China? How can the West negotiate with & influence China given its authoritarian rule, its massive environmental concerns, & its huge population`s unrelenting demands for economic growth & security? Written in an anecdote-rich, page-turning style, DEALING WITH CHINA is certain to become the classic & definitive examination of unlocking, building, & engaging an economic superpower. ...

Following the successful publication of Dear Francesca & Dear Olivia, bestselling author, Mary Contini picks up the thread of her family story from 1934 in Pozzuoli, Naples, following the commercial success of the family business
- Edinburgh`s acclaimed Valvona & Crolla
- & the Dolce Vita of parent`s generation. With her inimitable style she shares stories of exuberant family relationships, mouth-watering food & hilarious laughter, painting a vivid picture of life in wartime Italy & Scotland & the decades immediately after.

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Would you risk your life to save a stranger? Discover what happens next in the Sunday Times bestselling psychological thriller, Dear Amy.. .A local schoolgirl has been missing for weeks when Margot Lewis, agony aunt of the ` Dear Amy` advice column, receives a letter: Dear Amy, I`ve been kidnapped by a strange man. I don`t know where I am. Please help me, Bethan Avery This must be a hoax. Because Bethan Avery is another young girl, who went missing twenty years ago. As more letters arrive, Margot becomes consumed by finding the sender &
- unlike the police
- convinced that the girls` disappearances are connected. Solving this puzzle could save someone`s life
- but could it also cost Margot her own? `A first-rate psychological thriller. It`s simply impossible to guess what`s coming next` Irish Independent ` Terrific
- delivers suspense, twists & smart writing` Julia Heaberlin, author of Sunday Times bestselling Black-Eyed Susans ` Haunting.. .this story will stay with you` Jane Corry, author of My Husband`s Wife ` Skilfully handled. An accomplished psychological thriller` Daily Mail



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